Posts Tagged ‘oncology’
No consensus on mastectomy follow-up
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — A new study reveals substantial differences—by surgeon and institution—in the rates of follow-up surgeries for women who have undergone a partial mastectomy to treat breast cancer. Continue…
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Fasting slows spread of cancer
USC (US) — Cancer in animals appears less resilient, judging by a study that found chemotherapy drugs work better when combined with cycles of short, severe fasting. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 19, 2012 11:52 - 0 Comments
Sugar in cells marks esophageal cancer
NYU (US) — Researchers say it may be possible to detect pre-cancerous cells in the esophagus by identifying changes in the patterns of sugar molecules that line the cells. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 2, 2011 11:50 - 0 Comments
Gene acts as stop signal for skin cancer
MONASH (AUS) — The discovery of a gene that stops a common form of skin cancer from developing could make new cancer treatments and prevention available to the public in five years, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 30, 2011 9:48 - 1 Comment
Low-cost diabetes drug limits cancer risk
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — An inexpensive drug used to treat type 2 diabetes appears to prevent a number of natural and man-made chemicals from stimulating the growth of breast cancer cells. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 23, 2011 11:40 - 0 Comments
Block protein to curb melanoma’s spread
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Melanoma develops when cells called melanoblasts experience uncontrolled growth. Now researchers have identified a protein that is key to the cells’ movement. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 4, 2011 8:41 - 1 Comment
Risk varies for women in breast cancer families
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) / STANFORD (US) — Mothers, sisters, and daughters from breast cancer families with known genetic mutations do not all share the same high risk of developing the disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 1, 2011 11:34 - 0 Comments
Single test for many cancer mutations
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — More patients with ovarian cancer carry mutations predisposed to cancer—and in more genes—than previously thought. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 30, 2011 20:35 - 2 Comments
Drugs via nipple treat breast cancer
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A better route for delivering drugs to fight early breast cancer may be the most direct: through the nipple. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 31, 2011 17:10 - 1 Comment
Tiny devices in tumors generate oxygen
PURDUE (US) — Micro devices implanted inside tumors to generate oxygen boost the cancer-killing power of radiation and chemotherapy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 9, 2011 10:51 - 0 Comments
Node biopsy safe for head, neck cancers
U. MICHIGAN (US) — A common procedure is not only safe for diagnosing melanomas in the head and neck, but can also help determine the most effective course of treatment. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 5, 2011 14:45 - 0 Comments
Test predicts cancer in pancreas cysts
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A gene-based test can distinguish precancerous pancreatic cysts from harmless ones and may eventually help patients avoid unneeded and potentially risky surgery. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 3, 2011 11:48 - 2 Comments
Why popular mammogram tool fails
UC DAVIS (US) — A commonly used mammogram diagnostic tool known as CAD does a poor job of identifying breast tumors, a large study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 27, 2011 15:02 - 3 Comments
Breast cancer kills more black women
UC DAVIS (US) — Black women are 50 percent more likely than any other racial or ethnic group to die from advanced breast cancer, even if they receive radiation therapy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 2, 2011 10:39 - 0 Comments
Root may stem breast cancer spread
EMORY (US) — A compound from roots used in one of the world’s oldest medical systems prevents breast cancer cells from metastasizing in animals. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 15, 2011 16:55 - 0 Comments
Zebrafish lead way to melanoma gene
CORNELL (US) — Discovery of a new gene may open a path to advanced drug targets to help treat melanoma, an aggressive skin cancer, responsible for about 8,700 deaths each year. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2011 11:26 - 0 Comments
Heart drug may also treat prostate cancer
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A heart drug taken from the leaves of flowering foxglove may also be effective in treating prostate cancer. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 25, 2011 9:00 - 0 Comments
DNA cap length tied to diabetes
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Short telomeres—the end caps on repetitive sequences of DNA—may be a precursor of age-related diabetes, affecting as many as one in four adults older than 60. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 24, 2011 11:16 - 0 Comments
Test marks bladder cancer risk
BROWN (US) — A simple blood test can accurately detect markers of bladder cancer that risky exposures leave behind. (more…)
